Fitchburg Fire Department (Massachusetts)

Department Profile[]

The Fitchburg Fire Department (FFD) protects the City of Fitchburg, and is comprised of the following units:

3 Firehouses
3 Engine Companies
1 Ladder Company (102' rear-mount platform)
1 Rescue Company
1 Ambulance
1 Deputy (Tour Commander)

History[]

Firehouses[]

Company	Address	In Service	Notes
Engine 1, Ladder 1	15 Summer Street	1893-?
Engine 3, Engine 4, Ladder 3	28 Olive Street	?-1999
Engine 5	395 Water Street	1897-1980
Engine 6	189 Westminster Street	?-1967
Ladder 2	231 Fairmount Street		Currently Engine 2's quarters

Apparatus Roster[]

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Summer Street Station - 42 John Fitch Highway at Summer Street (Uptown)[]

Engine 1 - 2016 KME Panther MFC (1750/750/20F)

Engine 3 (Spare) - 1995 E-One Sentry / 2021 repaint/refurb (1000/1250) (Ex-Lunenburg Fire Department (Massachusetts))

State ORU/Hazmat 63 - 2015 Spartan / Hackney Operational Response Unit

Oak Hill Station - 234 Fairmount Street (Oak Hill / West Side)[]

Engine 2 - 2019 KME Panther MFD (1750/750/20F) (SN#GSO-10989)

Central Station / Fire Headquarters - 33 North Street (Downtown / The Patch)[]

Built 1999

Engine 4 - 2019 KME Panther MFD (1750/750/20F) (SN#GSO-10990)

Engine 5 (Spare) - 2014 KME Panther MFC (1750/750/20F) (Ex-Engine 4)

Engine 6 - 2005 KME Predator 6x4 (1250/2000)

Engine 7 - 2005 Ford F-450 4x4 / CET brush (300/300/8F)

Engine 8 (Spare) - 2004 Pierce Enforcer (1500/1000) (SN#15946) (Ex-Engine 2)

Ladder 2 (Spare) - 2008 E-One Cyclone II (-/-/110' rear-mount) (Ex-Boston Fire Department) (Loaned)

Tower Ladder 3 - 2011 KME Severe Service (-/-/102’ rear-mount platform)

Rescue 1 (Special Operations) - 2016 Ferrara Cinder walk-around (SN#H-5931)

Rescue 2 - 2007 International 4400 / KME walk-in

Rescue 3 - 2022 Ford F-550 / AEV TraumaHawk ambulance

Rescue 4 (Spare) - 2016 Ford F-550 / AEV TraumaHawk ambulance (Ex-Rescue 3)

Fan Unit 2 - 2012 Ford F-350 / Brigham / Tempes 125,000 CFM

Fire Chief - 2013 Ford Explorer AWD

Deputy Chief - 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe 4X4

10-C9 - 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 2nd alarm deputy chief

10-F1 - 2005 Ford 500 support (Ex-10-K1)

10-F3 - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado utility body

10-K1 - 2017 Ford Explorer AWD prevention

10-K2 - 2013 Ford Escape prevention

10-M3 - 2017 Chevrolet Silverado utility body maintenance

10-S1 - 2018 Ford Explorer AWD fire alarm officer

CRT Transport Bus - 2005 Ford E-450 / Eldorado mini-bus

S.A.F.E House trailer

Retired Apparatus[]

2011 Ford F-450 / Custom Works ambulance (Loaned to Ashburnham Fire Department, returned)

2007 Ford E ambulance

2005 Ford Explorer

2003 Pierce Dash 2000 aerial (-/-/85' rear-mount platform) (SN#14205)

2001 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4

1999 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4

1999 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4

1997 Pierce Saber pumper (1500/750) (SN#EA858)

1991 KME Renegade pumper (1500/750) (Ex-Engine 1, Engine 5)

1999 Ford E-350 / AEV ambulance

1985 Mack / KME / 2006 Bulldog refurb (new cab) pumper (1500/1000) (Ex-Engine 3)

1985 GMC / Horton ambulance

1983 GMC brush (250/200)

1982 Mack CF pumper (1500/1000)

1981 GMC K3500 / SVI Step Van rescue (Sold to Princeton Fire Department (Massachusetts))

1980 Maxim / 1997 EJ Murphy aerial (-/-/90' rear-mount) (Second configuration)

1980 Maxim aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (First configuration) (Aerial reduced to 90' in 1997 by EJ Murphy)

1978 Mack pumper (1500/1000)

1978 Mack CF / 1989 refurb pumper (1500/500)

1977 Seagrave aerial (-/-/100' rear-mount) (Sold to Barre Fire Department (Massachusetts))

1973 Maxim / 1972 Snorkel pumper (1500/300/50' Tele-Squrt)

1973 Maxim pumper (1500/500)

1971 FWD / Farrar pumper (1250/600)

1966 GMC / Gerstenslager rescue

1964 FWD / Farrar pumper (1250/600)

1956 Pirsch aerial (-/-/85' tractor-drawn)

1956 International / Farrar brush (500/?)

1954 Dodge M37 brush

1953 Ford C-800 brush

1953 GMC lighting plant

1949 Seagrave aerial (-/-/85' mid-mount)

1949 Mack L pumper (750/?)

1947 International tractor-drawn aerial

1942 Mack L pumper (750/?)

1942 Ford pumper

1940 Chevrolet pumper

1938 Ford / Bean pumper (?/450) (Sold to Lunenburg)

1938 Chevrolet pumper

1925 American LaFrance Type 75 pumper (750/?)

1922 Seagrave aerial (-/-/75' tractor-drawn)

1920 American LaFrance Type 75 pumper (750/?)

192? Chevrolet rescue

1919 City Service ladder truck

1918 Netco pumper

1914 American LaFrance Type 10 pumper

1911 American LaFrance Type 10 pumper

1909 Knox pumper

1906 Seagrave ladder

1876 Horse drawn pumper

1845 Hunneman hand-drawn pumper (SN#261)

Steamer pumper

Ford F ambulance

Cadillac ambulance